A view of the old Southwark Bridge, as seen from the south bank of the River Thames, with Canon Street Station in the background

Date:
May 1901 - Jun 1901
Location:
Old Southwark Bridge, Southwark, Greater London Authority, Se1
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Old Southwark Bridge, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority, Ec4
Southwark Bridge, Southwark, Greater London Authority, Se1
Southwark Bridge, Southwark, Greater London Authority
Reference:
BL16430
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The old Southwark Bridge, originally known as Queen Street Bridge, was designed by John Rennie and was opened in 1819. It was also known as the Iron Bridge, in contrast with London Bridge's nickname, the Stone Bridge. Old Southwark Bridge was renowned at the time for having the longest cast iron bridge span at 240 feet. The bridge was replaced by the current bridge in 1921.

This photograph was taken for the City of London Corporation.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Engineer: Rennie, John

Keywords

Victorian Road Bridge